"The Ravi J. Matthai Auditorium, a testament to architectural excellence, was officially inaugurated by Dr. I. G. Patel in January 1997. Since then, it has served as a hub for various events and gatherings."
"Architect Anant D. Raje (1929-2009) contributed significantly to the development of the Main Campus of IIMA, first as the on-site architect representing Louis Kahn, the principal architect of the Main Campus, and later, with his own creations. Notable among the latter are the students' mess and kitchens, the Kasturbhai Lalbhai Management Development Centre, and the Ravi J. Matthai Auditorium. A graduate of the Sir J.J. School of Art (1954), Raje moved to Ahmedabad in 1957 and worked in partnership with the noted architect and his school-mate Balkrishna V. Doshi (b. 1927). Raje then worked with Louis Kahn (1901-1974) at his Philadelphia office from 1964 to 1969, before returning to India to oversee the design and construction of the IIMA campus. After Kahn's death in March 1974, Raje became IIMA's lead architect, and was associated with IIMA till 2003. In addition to his work at IIMA, Raje designed a number of other buildings through his independent practice. He also taught at the School of Architecture at the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad and at various universities in Europe, the United States and India. He was the recipient of the Indian Institute of Architects' Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal (1994) and CEPT's Architecture Distinguished Professor Award" (based on IIMA Archives monograph 'Not Yet 25: IIMA in Louis Kahn's Designs and Pranlal Patel's Images', by Vijaya Sherry Chand, IIMA Archives, January 2023). Figure 1: Sketch of the 'Ravi J. Matthai Auditorium' complex for illustrative purpose
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